I assume that writer's block is a depressive condition, so why was the author named Upper? Otherwise, I found it to be a brilliant piece of scholarly writing.
PS: Whatever happened to Yacov Smirnov?
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
Interestingly, arnie, I was speaking at this conference (I am currently in New Orleans) about dissemination of research results. When I spoke about publishing, and writers' block, I cited this Blog.